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Британские музеи

В Лондоне много музеев. Один из них - Тэйт галерея в Милманке, в которой представлены современные художники Англии и Франции. Здесь есть несколько прекрасных образцов современной скульптуры. Коллекция француз­ских импрессионистов - потрясающая. На Бромптон Роад находится музей Виктории и Альберта. Там хранится выдающаяся коллекция прикладного искусства всех стран и периодов.

Национальная галерея в Трафальгар-сквере имеет са­мую лучшую в мире коллекцию картин. В ней находится очень ценная выставка французских полотен ранних имп­рессионистов и, конечно, прекрасная английская живопись Гейнсборо, Тернера, Констебла и других. Она демонстриру­ет развитие итальянской живописи со времен средневеко­вья до Ренессанса, некоторые выдающиеся картины древ­них римских художников. В ней широко представлены голландские и фламандские мастера и есть большой пере­чень работ испанских художников. Многие шедевры раз­бросаны в частных коллекциях по всему миру. Королевс­кая коллекция наиболее ценная среди них.


British Literature

Great Britain gave the world a lot of talented people. Many famous writers and poets were born and lived in Great Britain.

One of the best known English playwrights was William Shakespeare. He draw ideas for his tragedies and comedies from the history of England and ancient Rome. Many experts consider Shakespeare the greatest writer and the greatest playwright in English language. William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays which may be divided into: comedies (such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream"), tragedies (such as "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear", "Macbeth") and historical plays (such .as "Richard II", "Henry V, "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra").
Robert Burns represents the generation of Romantic writers. In his poems he described with love and understanding' the simple life he knew. Among his well-known poems are "Halloween", "The Jolly Beggars", "To a Mouse".
Lord George Gordon Byron. His free-spirited life style combined with his rare poetic gift makes him one of the most famous figures of the Romantic Era. His famous works such as "Stanzas to Augusta", "The Prisoner of Chillon", "Childe Harolds Pilgrimage", "Manfred" draw readers into the passion, humors and conviction of a poet whose life and work truly embodied the Romantic spirit.
Sir Walter Scott wrote the first examples of historical novel.
Lewis Carroll became famous when he published "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".


Questions:

1. 
   Who is the best known English playwright?
   
2. 
   What are the most famous plays by Shakespeare?
   
3. 
   Who is Robert Burns?
   
4. 
   What makes George Byron famous?
   
5. 
   What are the best known works by Byron?
   
6. 
   Who wrote historical novels?
   
7. 
   What brought popularity to Lewis Carroll?
   

Vocabulary:
playwright - драматург
tragedy - трагедия
comedy - комедия
to represent - представлять
rare - редкий
pilgrimage - паломничество
passion - страсть
conviction - осуждение, убеждение
wonderland - страна чудес